Talks continue as Man United keep trying to reach agreement over potential €50m transfer

July 22, 2024Bundesliga

Negotiations are reportedly set to continue between Manchester United and Bayern Munich over a potential transfer deal for Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt.

The Red Devils recently signed Leny Yoro from Lille to come in at centre-back, raising some questions about whether or not they’d still go for someone like De Ligt as well.

Still, it seems Man Utd are still pursuing De Ligt, with the Netherlands international available, but only for a fairly steep price of around €50million, plus potential further add-ons on top of that.

See below for the latest details from Christian Falk on his official account on X (formerly Twitter)…

Manchester United offer €35 Mio for Matthijs de Ligt (24). FC Bayern has rejected the offer
?? FC Bayern demand €50 Mio plus add-ons
?? Bayern have to sell players to buy new players
?? Negotiations between the clubs continue@BILD_Sport @altobelli13

— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) July 22, 2024

Falk says United have failed with an initial offer of €35m for De Ligt, but, interestingly, it also seems that Bayern are under pressure to sell some players this summer before they can make signings, so MUFC could use that to their advantage in negotiations.

It will be interesting to see if some kind of compromise can be reached, but United fans will surely hope that they can see Erik ten Hag’s side lining up with both De Ligt and Yoro in central defence next season.